humorous saying

C13151
concept

A humorous saying is a short, witty expression that uses clever language or irony to provoke amusement or laughter.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
comedy catchphrase 2
humorous saying canonical 2
joke name 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: humorous saying
Generated description
A humorous saying is a short, witty expression that uses clever language or irony to provoke amusement or laughter.

Instances (9)

Instance Via concept surface
Where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average —
America is not a country. It's just a business.
surface form: "America is not a country. It's just a business."
cynical remark
Mike Hunt joke name
Shazbot humorous expletive
M-i-k-e H-u-n-t joke name
“Say goodnight, Gracie” closing routine
surface form: "Say goodnight, Gracie" closing routine
comedy catchphrase
Murrayisms humorous expression
catchphrase "I don't get no respect"
surface form: "I don't get no respect"
comedy catchphrase
Yogi-isms —